SEIU Must Face Black Ex-Worker's Bias Suit, But Narrower
A Service Employees International Union unit can't escape a Black former organizer's suit alleging she was paid less than her white, male colleagues and fired for complaining about it, as a Washington federal ... (more story)
Calif. Forecast: Meta Wants Out Of Whistleblower Suit
In the next week, attorneys should watch for a hearing on a motion to dismiss a whistleblower retaliation suit against Meta. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
REI Fights Order For Rehire, New Union Election At Ore. Store
REI should not have to hold another union representation election and rehire a worker-organizer at its store in Eugene, Oregon, the company told the National Labor Relations Board, asking it to overturn an adm... (more story)
NY Forecast: Judge Weighs Tossing Fired Teacher's Bias Suit
This week, a New York federal judge will consider the New York City Department of Education's effort to dismiss a former teacher's suit claiming she faced a hostile work environment and discrimination from sch... (more story)
Portillo's Wrongly Dodged Union Bargaining, NLRB Says
Portillo's Hot Dogs LLC must recognize and bargain with the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, AFL–CIO after a group of production plant workers voted to ... (more story)
State Dept. Official Tapped To Run Parent Of Voice Of America
President Donald Trump tapped a U.S. Department of State official to head the U.S. Agency for Global Media Thursday, one day after his administration told a Washington, D.C., federal judge that no one has been... (more story)
NLRB Prosecutors Can't Pull Challenge To Starbucks Changes
A National Labor Relations Board judge denied the board general counsel's post-argument motion to withdraw a claim that Starbucks illegally changed its conduct policies without negotiating, rejecting prosecuto... (more story)